Four-Faith F8914-N, F8914-E User Manual

F8914 User Manual

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F8914 User Manual

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Model

Product Type

F8914-N

ZigBee Terminal

F8914-E

ZigBee Terminal(with PA)

Xiamen Four-Faith Communication Technology Co., Ltd.

Add:J1-J3,3rd Floor,No.44,GuanRi Road,SoftWare Park,XiaMen,China

Zip Code: 361008

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F8914

User Manual

Product Version

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V1.16

Product Name：F8914

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F8914 User Manual

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Files Revised Record

Date

Version

Remark

Author

2012-03-21

V1.0

Lake Chen

2012-10-31

V1.1

Power consumption, interface modification,

etc

Harven

2013-01-18

V1.11

Add ZigBee simply description and Sleep

mode description

Tady Chen

2013-03-05

V1.12

Modify the sleep method; Add work mode

AT command

Tady Chen

2013-07-04

V1.13

Add API configure command description,

and route sleep mode configure.

Tady Chen
2014-09-20

V1.14

Add appendix

ZXZ

2015.05.25

V1.15

Update Power Consumption

Cm.chen

2015.11.12

V1.16

Delete AT mode and API mode description

ZXZ

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F8914 User Manual

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Contents

Contents.......................................................................................................................................5

Chapter 1 Brief Introduction of Product..................................................................................... 7

1.1 General.......................................................................................................................... 7

1.2 Features and Benefits....................................................................................................7

1.3 Working Principle......................................................................................................... 8

1.4 Specifications................................................................................................................9

Chapter 2 Installation Introduction........................................................................................... 11

2.1 General........................................................................................................................ 11

2.2 Encasement List.......................................................................................................... 11

2.3 Installation and Cable Connection..............................................................................12

2.4 Power...........................................................................................................................16

2.5 Indicator Lights Introduction...................................................................................... 16

Chapter 3 Zigbee Description................................................................................................... 17

3.1 Device Type Description.............................................................................................17

3.1.2 Coordinator...................................................................................................... 17

3.1.2 Router...............................................................................................................17

3.1.3 End Device.......................................................................................................17

3. 2 ZigBee Network Description.....................................................................................18

3.2.1 Form a ZigBee Network Procedure.................................................................18

3.2.2 Physical Channel..............................................................................................18

3.2.3 PAN ID.............................................................................................................18

3.2.4 Node address....................................................................................................18

Chapter 4 Configuration............................................................................................................19

4.1 Configuration Connection...........................................................................................19

4.2 Configuration Introduction......................................................................................... 19

4.3 Run the configure tool: ZigbeeConfigure.exe............................................................ 20

4.4 Modes of Operation.................................................................................................... 21

4.4.1 Transparent mode.............................................................................................21

4.4.2 AT command mode.......................................................................................... 21

4.4.3 API mode..................................................................................................................21

4.5 Device sleep mode configuration description.............................................................23

4.5.1 Timer sleep.......................................................................................................23

4.5.2 Deep sleep........................................................................................................23

Appendix...................................................................................................................................24

A1 Notes............................................................................................................................24

A1.1 Serial port’s frame interval............................................................................24

A1.2 About the factory setting..................................................................................24

A1.3 About the network parameters......................................................................... 24

A1.4 Sleep mode.......................................................................................................24

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A1.5 Work mode....................................................................................................... 24

A1.6 Power on timing...............................................................................................24

A1.7 Transmit Power................................................................................................ 25

A2 FAQ............................................................................................................................. 26

FAQ1：Configure parameters fail............................................................................26

FAQ2：With right parameters，but add network fail............................................. 26

FAQ3：In network，but send data fail....................................................................26

FAQ4：Can not enter sleep......................................................................................26

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Chapter 1 Brief Introduction of Product

1.1 General

F8914 is a kind of data terminal device that provides data transfer function by ZigBee

network.

It adopts high-powered industrial CPU and embedded real time operating system. It supports

RS232, RS485 (or RS422) and ZigBee port that can conveniently and transparently connect one

device to a cellular network, allowing you to connect to your existing serial and ZigBee devices

with only basic configuration. It has low power consumption states in which the power

consumption 2.2mA@12VDC. It has compatible digital I/O channel, ADC function.

It has been widely used on M2M fields, such as intelligent transportation, smart grid,

industrial automation, telemetry, finance, POS, water supply, environment protection, post,

weather, and so on.

Figure 1-1 F8914 Application Topology

1.2 Features and Benefits

Design for Industrial Application

 High-powered industrial ZigBee module

 Support low power consumption mode, including multi-sleep and trigger modes to reduce the

power dissipation farthest

 Housing: iron, providing IP30 protection

 Power range: DC 5~35V

Stability and Reliability

 Support hardware and software WDT

 Support auto recovery mechanism

 RS232/RS485/RS422 port: 15KV ESD protection

 SIM/UIM port: 15KV ESD protection

 Power port: reverse-voltage and over-voltage protection

 Antenna port: lightning protection(optional)

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Standard and Convenience

 Adopt terminal block interface, convenient for industrial application

 Support standard RS232 and RS485(or RS422) port that can connect to serial devices directly

 TTL logic level RS232 interface can be customized

 Support intellectual mode, enter into communication state automatically when powered

 Support several work modes

 Convenient configuration and maintenance interface

High-performance

 Support ZigBee wireless short-distance data transmission

 Support repeater and terminal device function

 Support Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint, Peer-to-Peer and Mesh network

 Support 65000 nodes

 Support center node, route node and terminal node

 Support broadcast and target address transfer

 Support wide communication range



Supply 5 I/O channels, 3 analog inputs and 2 pulse input counters.

1.3 Working Principle

The principle chart of the F8914 is as following:

RF

MCU

Antenna

Indicator

Lights

User Interface

RS232/RS485/RS422

Module

Power Module